What Products Can Be Salvaged?

The largest contribution to the landfill and cleanfill will be when a building reaches the end of its useful life.

The method of building removal determines whether a building becomes waste
or provides building materials for reuse. Traditional demolition methods can produce a lot of waste by destroying the component parts. Deconstruction - careful and selective dismantling and separation
for reuse and recycling - reduces the volume of waste disposed to landfill and cleanfill ad allows the removal of components in a form that can easily be reused.

Most buildings that have reached
the end of their desired life or are undergoing renovations have materials and systems that still have some useful life, and most items recovered from existing buildings can be reused or recycled into
useable materials.

Doors and
windows

Doors, aluminium steel or timber - reuse with full frame and hardware, recycle by removing glass and recycle frame and glass separately.

Overhead doors - reuse
(springs can have a short lifetime, so replace these).

In the interests of health and
safety you should check the removal and disposal requirements of hazardous materials with your city or district council. Hazardous wastes from demolition of buildings includes:

fluorescent
light ballasts manufactured prior to 1978 - contain PCBs

fluorescent lamps - contain mercury

refrigeration, air conditioning, and other equipment that contain refrigerants made using
CFCs